Basin unit



Aug. '17,' 1943.

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I BASIN UNIT origina l Filed July 31, 1940 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 INVENTOR.

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35116;2851340, SerialNo. 3 67,6092

V- Thepresent inventiei iielates telg eompietee rid 1 extijemelyoompact waslibasin ;unit of standard Y height aboyethefio'or when initsope ejtiye pojisition and yet one which mayhefolded intosa also is locked so that'it toois {xe'n'dered inacces .sib1e.-1

The equipment 'd iselose'dhez'ein is particularly Well suited-for use in railway passenger cersarid is shown in a iela'tivelyneyvtype of accommodation known as a;Coach'sleepeni" 'This type'of isleeping can accommodation has just recently been introduced Zto the travelihg. public.

- v Toilet stands per se' haVe been :employe'd': in; 7 Vehicles for som'etime', but 'their use always has' presented a-problem'c'onfrontingengii i'eers when, V they areerrangirigithe fioor plai'ioi the 'caii a'nd? designing the spacing of the WiINiOWSQ ThQ-Z 1 toilet facilities;heretofotel'employedhave reqiiired considerable wall qefnd floor sfii'ee' eVe'n when jfolde'd ir tottiieirFinoperatiye'position; J

(The besiri-idiselosed,liei ein when closed-1s entirelybel ow' -thegwindowheightso thatfjoniy a {relatively narrow blnlpw'ell areabetweenitlie wind s' s j be firo d;i i mi n w ,eommodatethe smell aucet; Llriit incl *a, ii'arrow' mirror? lThfe r'e'q iire'd floor spaice to' accor nmo-i .daqte mes e facilities} is fedpc e df o'-aim 1m m.i This iee ture-isi iiportant because well and jfiooi'l" space arei'scjai'ree and it is importaiitftojarrarige of the' occupants- H {The present invention,

" "*th e' area; to sevens mufcii as 'ossible iorthense' 1 "Vides a simple.'ai dirieiioensive" arrangement of ample size' rfoxg ener ne which is extremely o si 'r pieto ma lilat 7 others 10i following description, in' which Fig. 1 is at planyiew of aboutone-heilf (if) a."

f car showing the present invention i itsrelatiop- V ship with the Y other equipment of the car portion of: the car- 'showr -in- -BA JN Tm v i LeifAnderse nl, Cliieagmlllhessigiiort Chicago;:lll;, a 'c'orporatior of v v v ermmes egiifof th ob-.:

I jjeetioi senume 'ated eboi; and, in dd'itiozi, pro- 1 j a1 liise'a 'ld :45 5mg stays constitutes-, some p ,.,t; 1e ri ai v ,objeets and advanta ges oi the p fese ltinventio V WhiCI1fVi1l become appei eiit fromftiie 1 required bySection'4888'oftlie-Re half yof the (43- 1'55 1940; Semi this 'applieatiop Nave passenger room J "t e? ioldihg -shsstanw forming the subject i i stand in it' closed positio ri-witiofth'e fauoet u'riit :eoveredj 'ef portiorf f the housingclosing the "b asi'nbeing broken w y-to show the trejclg'and f'niovengents'in'em'd-out ot thehousin 1 v f Fig; Bisefl vei i t fllfol l ifl washstandfsl owirigthe was basin. 1 finiso '6. "lines in its o perative position 1 p11 7 nflixies the pit to be'lowered n ativ p s n;

basin in its Vertical p "sition Fig, 9 men m ar ea. ep a-am: asiifiaisseni'bly i r' cludif g the" f auoet u bowing I the basin ehd fauloet unit in the ativei ositi Fig"; :10 is 's pivoted cover 'member showing the spring as embly' holding the cover in, open-; and lo'sed 'po'si- "pasm spown iin its-kissed pbsiu n take ve sueutings,

-; iiF -jlz is an nl rged deteil stionail u hfih sh s amjt niofi nel ne 2 ofFig. 5;a nd

Fig. 13-13 an enlarged detail M n s bdi i t ns" ma be-mad 'pa tin' ff m t 's qp ofrt inyem qn renieritery-perspective view 0f the i r Fig. 4 is an enla fged iront,elevationalview of:

'metteffoffthe :pfseljlfi inventionshowing}- the;

follower memb'e l whighf guide' the basin ii faucet: covjerjwhen loiothfare intheir olosed posi- Fig "8" is alife nlarged 'tfertioe j lifseetior el'yiew the auc'et injtheFQnipositioneaidmdieejtmg 7 i a. side View {of the ieuoe gang a d e vi r'thfse m1 V faucet valves'liown in Fig; 4 w'ith the valve -por The invention is shown applied to a particular type of sleeping car known as a Coach-SIeeper-J Referring; to Figs. 1-3, inclusive, the; car body 50is shown havinga' flooriSl (Flg;f,3'), apa r f 'sides' 52and 53, anda roof 54. No attempt has 7 been made to show the underframe and trucks; or any structural details ofthe' caif'fr'aming. j

Refer'ring to Figs. land 2, an aisle.55 extends The floor plan "arra gement-er the car i i- 7 cludes a plurality of three and six-occupant rooms, referred to at A? and .B, respectively,

women, respectivelv occupyingthe car, the mens facilities being indicated at, and the womens j at -65. The mens facilities'include a small room 66 equipped with a lio'pirger 67, :a, door 68 closing this roomlrom'theai's le and two lavatories 69 and 10, separated from each other-by a Darth tion H, and each closed'from the aisle byfa cur sofa, and an upholstered arm restt} is pro 7 vidcd on the lower horizontal portion of eachv partition. Each'of the end rooms in the car is closed from the aisleby a partition 86.

.theroomaralaate'din car side wall opposite ends ef the sofa are lighting fixtureslil for furnishing illumination for the occupants when-the room ismad'e' up for day use. At'least The rooms A,- adapted to'accommodate three occupants are equipped with a convertible sofa 8-1 adaptedto form ajlowerberthfiiigs. 1 ends), 7 V

an upper berthor bunk SUI-and an intermediate berth 89. Against the carvside wall are toilet facilitiesgenerally indicated at 96, above which Visa mirror 9|, a shelf 93, and ajbagg'age rack 92.

the fun length of the car adjacent side Asoiled towel basket 34 is placed to one side of '52, and at each end of the car i'sxapa-ssagewayp rdoor' 56 leading iroxn the aisle onto the platform 58 in the case ofone endof thecar, .or onto the treadplate' (not shown) 'between (3on pled cars'at the other carendi Thevestibnle 58 is" provided with doors 5!! which opento 'the outside of the car and, the usual trap door 80 I coverystepsleadingdown from the vestibule plat- ..iorml A passageway'opening (not shown) 'in'thec car end wall givesaccess to and iroxh theadjoine V a th'ejtoi'let facfllties. j Each seatis provided with 'aF'fOOt restfl9l5 101 each occupant. One or two window 82 'per room, depending onthe size 01' 7 At the one similar berth' lig'ht 'is provided for each of the intermediate and upper berths; and-overhead the=ceiling of each room. Over'each mirror 55 is alightQB-directing lightdownwardl-y. A pin-- ralitybf lighting fixtures 41H'is'spacedthr oughout the'length'of the car over the-aisle; andover each; entrance to'the vestibule 58, isa light 'l'fl. A 'I-he lavator-ies and toilets for both-the men and i the women' are provided; withzsuitable lighting six-occupant B a reJ-siniil'arly equippedfexcept that therare two convertible s'ofas ll on bpposite sides of the room -facing toward, theceiiter (Fi'g, 1)

f l Vcsh st ahd i V Ineachofvthe roomsr-is a very: ceinp-actand complete washstands si utilizing a minimum of tai 12. Each lavatory is provided with awash "basinf l3. 7 v v I 1 At the-opposite end of: the car, the womens facilities include 'asmall "room T4Qprov'ided; with a arates "eachoffthe lavatories from the aisle.

Locker space and equipmentcabinets',"generally indicated at Hi0 and llijarefplacedat the opposite' mas-or: the car; 'A portion H2 '0! the storage space HI serves as a baggage-storage .space and ryet of-a'standard height when the wash .basin isiin'lpositlon for use.

n V 7 Referring. to;igs. 3 and 9,1thewashstand includes-a housing 4415 supported. on car wall153'andsenclosingnumerous pip.es and other equipmentmaking uptheiwashcompartment, and a door 3 opening Irornflthev v 'outsi'de of the car provides access iintothis stor- "age'spacei 11 I L In the car side wall '52 are windows GI, and

in the wall 53"windows 82 are located 'togive Fastened' to the side wall 52 of the car ateach side post is a folding seat 88 which isjhorr'nally (60 -"held bya "spring against the wall, but which can 'bepivoted-to a horizontal position for use asaseat; a

i fGena cLroWi arrangement, '7

V'properlighting to"thejrooms and to provide the passengers with suitable window areas.

branches out:intheffonncfEa'Y-etASE- (shown Adjoining roomsar'e separated each other r away at -62 (Fig.3 adjacent oifiehh .is the mirror 81 Figs. 4, 5, 7, 8 31161942 inclusive. 6"" a v f ace of housing! is shpwn-atlfiilf k 'the'Fback face latffiif in 12., I53 connect the front and V 'pie't'e y enclose the ca chment stand. Adocrgfllnear thebottcm of the1hous :45

ing interior to p rmit repairs 0 equipment insidefthe casing.

ing :hineed at 448 gprevi'desaaccess intoithe hous- .A basin mus supncr tedon-the li ousincf' as plescntlyabe descrihedr r Directly above the basima auet assemb y, generally indicated 'at A69, is carried in the-car wall '53,;and directly abcve the faucet, assembly The details {of the e al tarian iiciakingv lip tnwashstand facilities, I

On each of the S id' walls Keefe-r magi-lag 5:46 is aftrack {#54 extending diagon'a lly upwardiy on the innerfface "(if each side B53f'and thetop inFiEs. l5 and 8). '1

the. basin propeig of which thebasin "sheet 459 "forms the bottom. The ftop Sheet 158 extends slightly overinto theLopeningM andi-is' :hent

be made to the 7' each side wall; a jqllq'wei member ion; the begin operating in-eachtgack; anii ma sap the'upper extrefiiitypf e ah t rack' cooperating with its cpz xfipdxidipg fol 1 o wetto 'piyo'tifthe ,ba 'sin about a horiZont'a-lfixis, ther ba; sin being 'ada pte'd, '00. be tilted into'a'verfiical position' above'the casing the ba'sjiheoxz'ipiiing spaced front and rear walls "connected sba ced side walls substantially g4; "rig'h tg' ahglestio the frontahd ear wa11s', a,'5ub- 7' staint'izpily. vertical track on the inner face if e'a'eh side wall having an outward inclination fr'dih fthbo'ttom m "the .tpf), 01 the, track; fa V iqllower member' bnfthefb'asin operating-1n each track, ahd means ait the upper extremity of each track coop'exating with its coxrespondingfollower to pivot the pasm boupa horizontal wife, the basm being adfrpted'te'hejtilted intb 'a' vei'ti'ee'] 'p'o' siiiion above the easing and then lowere m: j n a i o. Awash basin 'norrhaily' s suxhihg 'a; hm.

ember 0n the basin extremity of eaeh track eoopetatihg with its ing zhi then lowered i tp 'the casing.

11 fA wash st'ahd' comprising a normallyhorifz nt lib 'in a sin. h u ne. u n t baSlgrjhffafibgt assembly diifec'tly aboye the basin,

the -b93111 hegsing "opening fupwardly andf coin prigipgglsfibstentially;vertica;l ffrqnt, rear and side yk{ a t11 e;yertieal trackoireaph Offthe side walls, lqlldpyer members oh the basin fidlngjin ,the'

ing with the follower members fog'bs'izpporting pasln in: a, ho' riz'oht al jrosition, said last: ha efimegn'seerying as horizontal pivetp'oints faucet fes sem blyina king the "iaucets inaccessible;

fhebzis'inyihh lpwegfejd ihto the hbusing coop E r e'lfajgh gg with the closed jf'aucet e vep to prevent opening if 'thehttenandmeam "fmjlocking the Y during this eableii wa 'rdiy duto'ff the' housin the. followers moving upwardly in the track "until 'the upper follower reaches the' upperextremity ojone arm surging a, position ati the entrance tobh'e other armof the Y, and-'means' wit the topor the first me'n'tiched arm I of the Y"f0r' suppdrtihg'ithe' basin -dfilz'ental' pb sition ahd.'ab()ut*which the upper follower may pivot-, tq move the basin to j izonta fpositiongthe low r-foll wer movi'ng eupwarqly V iiv'oting ovement of the basin; and 'rfiean's fdr supportmgthei b a s in in ajlihol i spaeed vertical :siae members; one on each side basin beihgtil tlblehtthe tdp oft'h'e track "from its horizontal'p'ositidn'to' javertieel position and then adapted [to bl0wered t}: a. rela'tiv'ely lo'w, indpemtly'e ositron,

- :16; A bh lsiri; g suppomgm ''the basin -:mc a- -irig= spacd,"subtantially vertical side membefs 'b'nedn "each side 'of thezfibasln, an upwarmy 'a'nd hUflZOfiffll di splacerpe'rit, anfl m'ansadjgent to the top 61' qzhe" fiaeks f'ere'suppoi'tirig the basin in honzomarposit on, t ebas'i being tiltable at .the top of the 'traekff romj thefhorizontal position and th'en :adabted to the 1 JoWezied ta} 9.

rlltively low;imperative positlon.

o "2,326,914 W g r 17 f 17. A wash basin, a; support for 'tho basin (means for 'p'iv'otally and slidably mounting the f basin ori'the support' so that the basin oan' pivot 1 from a. horizontal, opera'tive position to a" ver- 1 tica'l, inoperativ position and'thn oan below- .o ered relative to the support,"a.-faucet assembly mounted above thbasid-inoludigg\iaucets and azcover member'movable :fromf onopen position exposing .th fa uc etsfto a olosed position oovero ing t he' t aucet's 'apdrendering them inaocessiblo, 1 thobasiri when -in its lowered inoperative posh I tioncoopera-ting'wih theclosed covert preven opening of the cover,;and means to; looking the ,basin in its inoperative position,

LE 'A P RS CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION.

Patent No. 2,526 911 August 17, 191.5.

LEIF ANDERSEN.

It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification of the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page 5, first column, line 72, after "follower 14.72 strike out is; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that th same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 5th day of October, A. D. I915.

Henry Van Arsdsle,

(Seal) Acting Commissioner of Patents 

